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Application Engineer, RTL2GDS Sr Director

Cadence · SAN JOSE · On-site

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About Cadence

Cadence delivers remote patient monitoring and chronic disease management that improves outcomes and reduces cost at scale. Intelligent senior care that works better by working ahead. Backed by General Catalyst.

About the role

The Sr Application Engineer Architect will serve as a senior technical leader within Cadence’s North America Field Applications Team, driving strategic customer engagements and influencing next-generation EDA & Agentic-AI solutions. This role demands exceptional technical depth, proven leadership, and the ability to align cross-functional teams toward delivering advanced design solutions for leading semiconductor companies.

What they're looking for

  • Strategic Leadership : Define and execute technical engagement strategies for top semiconductor design team, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and customer success metrics
  • Customer Advocacy : Act as a trusted advisor for executive-level stakeholders, guiding adoption of Cadence’s digital implementation, signoff technologies and AgenticAI features across advanced nodes (3nm and below)
  • Team Development : Lead and mentor a high-performing team of Application Engineers, fostering technical excellence and career growth
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with R&D and Product Engineering to influence tool enhancements based on real-world customer requirements
  • Innovation & Enablement : Drive complex benchmarks, flow optimizations, and deployment of cutting-edge methodologies for Synthesis, P&R, STA, IR Drop, and power/timing closure
  • Thought Leadership : Represent Cadence at industry forums, author technical papers, and deliver keynote presentations to position Cadence as a market leader
More about this role

The Sr Application Engineer Architect will serve as a senior technical leader within Cadence’s North America Field Applications Team, driving strategic customer engagements and influencing next-generation EDA & Agentic-AI solutions. This role demands exceptional technical depth, proven leadership, and the ability to align cross-functional teams toward delivering advanced design solutions for leading semiconductor companies.

  • Strategic Leadership : Define and execute technical engagement strategies for top semiconductor design team, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and customer success metrics.
  • Customer Advocacy : Act as a trusted advisor for executive-level stakeholders, guiding adoption of Cadence’s digital implementation, signoff technologies and AgenticAI features across advanced nodes (3nm and below).
  • Team Development : Lead and mentor a high-performing team of Application Engineers, fostering technical excellence and career growth.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with R&D and Product Engineering to influence tool enhancements based on real-world customer requirements.
  • Innovation & Enablement : Drive complex benchmarks, flow optimizations, and...

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